Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Reviewed by Jay

Jay´s Review

Every superhero has a weak spot; Achilles had his heel; Samson, his hair. Now Thor needs his hammer back. My biggest challenge in this top-heavy actioner was keeping track of all the characters. Between overwhelming Computer Generated Imaging (CGI) and an explosive script, my usually busy notepad (yes, I write in the dark) was sorely neglected.

Directors Joe and Anthony Russo (two "Captain America" films, so far), working from a PG-13 script penned by a committee, have once again assembled a slam-bang fantasy which features countless superheroes as they try to save the Universe. Thantos' plan is far more sinister than anybody could imagine.

* Peter Dinklage ("Game of Thrones") This giant (!) blacksmith and Thor help each other.

This PG-13 actioner starts with a bang and never lets up. Our whole cadre of superheroes must stop Thanos before his devastation is irreversible. I have left out a number of superheroes but time and space don't permit.

Fisticuffs, mayhem, fire fights, blowie uppie stuff, amazing landscapes, torture, aerial battles, unusual aliens and CGI galore. Have I forgotten anything? As you can easily see by my partial list of actors, this film is top heavy with superheroes and feather light on plot. They had serious problems with continuity and size issues: at times Thanos was huge, other times he was just big. This is a 90-minute film spread out over 2 hours and 29 minutes.

We were not a noisy or enthused audience as we quietly exited the screening today.